Thousands of people from across the country come to pay their respects at Hồ Chí Minh’s mausoleum on the 132th anniversary of his birthday. VNS Photo Bảo Ngọc Bảo Ngọc Thanks to its enormous historical significance, Hồ Chí Minh’s Mausoleum has long been the starting point for first-time visitors to Hà …
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President Hồ Chí Minh picks wild orchids to present as gifts to young people. — VNA Archive photo HÀ NỘI — Football fans across Việt Nam shall turn on their home TV, or get together in a neighbourhood bar with a large screen, or in an open yard of …
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Ting during an Erhu class with his teacher at the Military University of Culture and Arts. — Photo courtesy of Ting Yangkeo Bảo Ngọc Before deciding to study in Việt Nam, Ting Yangkeo was already passionate about one thing: art. The Laos native, who goes simply by Ting, was born into a …
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By Lê Hương Hà Nội-based travel company Asia Exotica has just launched a new service offering tourists a chance to experience Hanoians’ long history of floral tradition. Guests will learn about the art of flower arrangement as offerings used in Buddhism, ancestor veneration and lunar festivities, which has been practised for hundreds of …
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Lê Thị Kim Hạnh’s stone painting of President Hồ. Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY— An ongoing painting exhibition seeks to inspire love for one’s country and cherish the freedom that President Hồ Chí Minh fought for. The exhibition is part of cultural activities organised in HCM City to celebrate the late …
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Lê Hương Around 4,000 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the best athletes at the upcoming SEA Games, though people know that the medal set has been cast from a metal mixture of copper and zinc, 85 per cent of which is red copper. Design for SEA Games 31 medal …
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Foreign visitors admire photos about Vietnamese female athletes being displayed at the “Aspiration to Shine” exhibition. VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Women’s Museum is opening a photo exhibition themed “Aspiration to Shine” to promote and encourage Việt Nam’s female athletes to bring new triumphs to Vietnamese sports at the …
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Quý Dương Hưng Yên Province is not only well-known nationwide for specialties like fragrant and sweet longan, which have been used as offers to kings in the past, but also chả gà (grilled chicken nugget). The dish has been made in the province’s Tiểu Quan Village of Khoái Châu District, …
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Lê Hương The embassy of Argentina will host an Argentine Tango & Gastronomy Festival in downtown Hà Nội on May 28 to celebrate the country’s national day. The event, which will take place between 6pm and 11pm at the Octogonal House at Lý Thái Tổ Garden in Hoàn Kiếm District, …
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The 5B Small Theatre, one of HCM City’s leading private theatres, will present a series of new plays for children every weekend this summer. — Photo courtesy of the theatre HCM CITY— The 5B Small Theatre is preparing to stage a series of new shows for children this summer that will acquaint them with folk stories, fairy …
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